C. Clyde Ferguson Jr. Annual Lecture - 2017

The Annual C. Clyde Ferguson Lecture, held on January 19, 2017, focused on “Black Economic Empowerment: Racial Wealth Disparities.” National Bar Association President Kevin D. Judd and other leaders discussed how African American households could close the wealth gap. Judd, a 1992 HUSL graduate, stressed the importance of business ownership as one way to build wealth. Alicia Plerhoples, Professor of Law at Georgetown Law School and Kilolo Kijakazi, Institute Fellow at the Urban Institute, rounded out the robust discussion. Howard law professor W. Sherman Rogers moderated the program.